Natovenator
Sign in to saveNatovenator is a genus of halszkaraptorine dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation of Mongolia. The genus is known from a single species, N. polydontus. Natovenator is crucial to the understanding of halszkaraptorines due to it providing more support for the semi-aquatic lifestyle that has been proposed for this clade. This discovery is important as the semi-aquatic lifestyles of halszkaraptorines (mainly Halszkaraptor) was contested in early 2022.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Natovenator is referenced by 63 other articles, and connects out to Eudromaeosauria, dinosaur and Dromaeosauridae.
Vinony files it under Baruungoyot Formation, Dinosaur genera and Dinosaurs of Mongolia.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Parent taxon
- Halszkaraptorinae
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- Classification
- Paleobiology
- Aquatic habits
- Paleoenvironment
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Natovenator is a genus of halszkaraptorine dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation of Mongolia. The genus is known from a single species, N. polydontus. Natovenator is crucial to the understanding of halszkaraptorines due to it providing more support for the semi-aquatic lifestyle that has been proposed for this clade. This discovery is important as the semi-aquatic lifestyles of halszkaraptorines (mainly Halszkaraptor) was contested in early 2022.
==Discovery and naming== thumb|left|Holotype block The Natovenator holotype specimen, MPC-D 102/114, was found in sediments of the Barun Goyot Formation of Omnogovi Province, Mongolia. It consists of a mostly articulated skeleton with a nearly complete skull.
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